Milpa is a prehispanic crop-growing system used
mostly in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. It mainly consist of corn, beens and squash. These three work together on almost perfect symbiosis. The word milpa comes from the Náhuatl, meaning “what is sown in the field
For ages, agriculture has been intertwined with spirituality. The cycles of the crops mirror the cycles of life itself—a beginning and an end, but also transformation. In this series, the grid becomes a fabric of time. The horizontal represents time, stretching from the past to the future. The vertical line is the present, and where it intersects with the horizontal creates a timeless event.
Cross in Mexico City